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This rugged field radio from Grundig makes a great travel companion, whether you're camping out or just relaxing in a hotel room. Its highly sensitive tuner can pull in AM, FM, and shortwave band radio signals. The radio comes with a built-in antenna, and inputs so you can connect an external antenna for even greater range.

Radio tuning options

The S450DLX features an analog tuner, so you can make fine adjustments and optimize reception. You can switch the sensitivity to pull in distant stations or keep local stations from coming in too strong. A variable RF gain control enhances weaker signals for better listening. And you can lock in your station and the radio will compensate for minor frequency drift.

Great radio sound

The radio's large, full-range speaker delivers strong, clear sound, which you can adjust to your liking with the bass and treble controls. A line-level stereo minijack output lets you connect it to your home audio system or a set of powered speakers. You can connect your favorite portable player and use the S450DLX as its speaker through the radio's line-level input.

Home and portable power options

The S450DLX comes with an AC adapter for home use, or use six "D" batteries (available separately) for portable operation. And if you have a 12V adapter, you can keep the radio powered in your car or boat.

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Features

AM/FM/SW Radio: The Grundig
S450DLX portable radio features an AM, FM, and Shortwave
tuner. Although the readout is digital, the tuner is analog, allowing
fine frequency tuning. The unit offers 3 frequency tuning steps (fast/slow/stop). The frequency lock
helps minimize signal drifting when listening to AM, FM, or SW stations. You can store up to 50 station presets;
10 for each band (FM, AM, SW 1/2/3).

AM: AM stations in
North America range from 520 to 1710kHz (10kHz steps) and from 522 to
1620kHz (9kHz steps) in other parts of the world. The AM antenna is
built into the radio (there are also spring-clip connectors for adding an
external AM antenna). There is an AM RF gain knob which compensates for
distortion between strong and weaker stations. In addition, you can select a
Wide or Narrow bandwidth setting to reduce interference from adjacent
frequencies.

FM: The FM frequency
range is from 87 to 108MHz. The unit features a telescopic antenna (there is
also a coaxial connector for upgrading the FM antenna). You can set the FM
band to Mono (when listening through built-in speaker) or Stereo (when
listening through headphones). If the FM station you're listening to is too
strong that it sound distorted, switch to Local mode. Otherwise, leave it on
DX mode, which stands for maximum distance.

SW: Shortwave enables
listening to broadcasts over vast distances including other countries and
continents. Shortwave has continuous frequency range from 1711 to 29999kHz.
The Shortwave tuner uses the same telescopic antenna as the FM tuner.

Carry Strap: The
AM/FM/Shortwave field radio includes a carrying strap to make it easy to take
with you to the office, outside, or on vacation.

Dual Power Source: The
Grundig S450DLX can operate off of 6 "D" batteries (not included) or AC power
(using the included AC power adapter). In the event of an AC power failure, the radio stays on and switches to
battery power (if batteries are installed).

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Grundig S450DLX portable radio

I have only had this radio for 1 week. At this point the radio arrived in excellent condition. I bought the radio because I wanted to listen to two FM stations that only my truck radio can pull in. Incidentally the truck radio is a pioneer brand also purchased from Crutchfield. The portable radio pulls in only one of the stations that I like to listen to. One thing that I do not like is that it uses an external power converter if you want to use AC current instead of batteries. Wish the AC power converter was built in. This way I could plug in to an AC outlet if available instead of carrying the external power converter, which is easy to misplace. More later after I have had time to experience the capabilities of the radio.

Pros:portable, will draw in distant radio stations, connections for ear plugs, connection for external short wave antenna, has a clock display,

Grundig S450DLX

A fine heavy duty receiver. All stations I tune to come in clear and I have the tone adjusted as needed for clarity. In view of the fact I live in a severe weather area, the radio works well on battires.

Allwave Receiver

Nice receiver for wide-ranging listening. I use it for either instrumental music or talk radio where the separate tone controls help it to be accommodating to the quite different bandwidth and tonal requirements of these two uses.

Higher (9V) operating voltage allows for more complete battery utilization but users will find a voltmeter useful for identifying and excluding weak cells of the 6-cell battery.

This product appears to be functionally (and nearly visually) equivalent to the CCrane-SW product by Crane radio. Performance of the two appears quite close too.

For flexibility, there are a number of useful I/O ports - 3 each for antennae and audio and more! I'm hoping to utilize the I/O port that emits the i.f. signal with an outboard processor that produces audio, sending it into the "line-in" port to demodulate/decode SSB or DRM modulated signals.

Nice readout and controls but not the best control placement. Knobs have a loose feel that give a *sense* of low quality that's not necessarily true. Too many other niceties to mention in this limited space.

Pros:+Bandwidth control actually works!
+Scanning automatically covers all International SW broadcast bands while skipping over other (HAM, Code, Phones, etc.), but cannot be limited to just a single SW broadcast band. "Quick" key function helps accelerate large tuning changes, especially, when getting started with spectrum survey and memory loading.
+Nice lighting system, LED for large display and incandescent for the illuminated keys, is switch selectable three ways.

Cons:1) By far the worst thing about this product is the very deficient Users Guide. There are internal "birdies" and other anomalous behaviors that should be documented there, needs I'net data.
2) Without a keypad, memory addressing is roundabout- even awkward with a maximum of 10 button pushes to reach one particular memorized frequency but the most probable quantity is 5.
3) Lineborne electronic noise gains entrance into the unit via the AC adapter unit. There are no filters on the DC line

Product reviews from the Crutchfield Labs

If you're serious about radio...

I tested the S450DLX under the worst possible conditions  in the Crutchfield Labs. The Lab is in the basement of a three-story steel-framed building, with a lot of wires and electrical gear. Not an ideal location to try to tune in a radio station.

And yet the S450DLX did so easily. I had no trouble tuning in all of our local stations, including the ones with weaker signals. The tuning knob is quite sensitive, allowing me to get the radio to really zero in on the signal. The knob also has an indentation for a finger. To quickly move up or down the dial, I just inserted my finger and spun the dial.

The backlit control buttons lit up every time I moved the dial, so I could see them when I needed to. I also liked the large display, which had a small graph showing signal strength. It was a big help for tuning in weak stations.